Fast Friends (Max): This is the ultimate competition event for die-hard Friends fan. From racing through Rachel and Monica’s apartment to darting across the hall to Joey and Chandler’s bachelor pad to grabbing a coffee at Central Perk, fans will re-live their favorite moments while being put to the test with trivia, puzzles, and games that will keep even the biggest know-it-all on their toes. The quickest team will win the title of Ultimate Fast Friends Champion. Comedian Whitney Cummings hosts the weekly series. Streaming
Laid (Peacock): The twisted eight-episode romantic comedy stars Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu alongside Zosia Mamet, Michael Angarano, and Tommy Martinez. Hsu plays a woman who finds out her former lovers are dying in unusual ways and must go back through her sex timeline to confront her past in order to move forward. Guest stars include Olivia Holt, Chloe Fineman, and more. Streaming
Ghosts (CBS/Paramount+): It’s a one-hour Ghosts-mas special! In part one, titled “A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 1” (followed by “A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 2”), viewers will meet Jay’s parents, Champa and Mahesh, as they join Sam and Jay for Christmas along with Jay’s sister Bela. However, a leaky water heater mishap threatens to ruin holiday plans. 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT and streaming on Paramount+
Friday, December 20
Mufasa: The Lion King (Disney): Told in flashbacks, the story, which blends live-action filmmaking techniques with photoreal computer-generated imagery, introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny where their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a deadly foe. The film features Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., John Kani, Tiffany Boone, Kagiso Lediga, Preston Nyman, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Lennie James, Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Donald Glover, Blue Ivy Carter, Braelyn Rankins, Theo Somolu, Folake Olowofoyeku, Joanna Jones, Thuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim, Abdul Salis, Dominique Jennings, and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. Barry Jenkins directs the film, which features original songs by award-winning songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda. In theaters
